Diocese of

Frascati 𝐖

Italy

Continent: West Europe

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese , Suburbicarian See

Name: Frascati (Italiano) / 弗拉斯卡 (正體中文) / Tusculan(us) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Roma

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Philip and Saint James Minor (May 3), S. Rocco (August 16)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: May 4 (1681)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1120: Established as Diocese of Tusculum / Tusculan(us) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Labico and became suffragan of Roma)
1191: Renamed as Diocese of Tusculum–Frascati
1537: Renamed as Diocese of Frascati (Italiano) / 弗拉斯卡 (正體中文) / Tusculan(us) (Latin)
1848: Gained territory from Diocese of Albano

Contact Info

Address: Piazza Paolo III 10, 00044 Frascati, Italy

Phone: 06 9420467

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2023.09.12 – ...):

Bishop Stefano Russo (63)

Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Frascati (Roman Rite)

Bishop Stefano Russo (63)
(2023.09.12 – ...)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy)
Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy)

Secundum verbum tuum

Born:	1961.08.26 (Ascoli Piceno, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1991.04.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.05.28

Priest of Ascoli Piceno (Italy) (1991.04.20 – 2016.03.18)

Chaplain of His Holiness (2009.04.30 – 2016.03.18)

Bishop of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy) (2016.03.18 – 2019.04.27)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Italy (2018.09.28 – 2022.05.07)

Apostolic Administrator of Fabriano–Matelica (Italy) (2019.04.27 – 2019.07.26)

Bishop of Velletri–Segni (Italy) (2022.05.07 – ...)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy) (2023.09.12 – ...)

Bishop Raffaello Martinelli (76)
(2009.07.02 – 2023.09.12)

Bishop emeritus of Frascati (Italy)

Veritas in humilitate

Born:	1948.06.21 (Villa d’Almé, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1972.04.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2009.09.12

Priest of Bergamo (Italy) (1972.04.08 – 2009.07.02)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1999 – 2009.07.02)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy) (2009.07.02 – 2023.09.12)

Bishop Giuseppe Matarrese
(1989.11.11 – 2009.07.02)

Born:	1934.06.03 (Andria, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1959.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1989.12.16
Died:	2020.06.27 (Frascati, Italy † 86)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy) (1989.11.11 – 2009.07.02)

Bishop Luigi Liverzani
(1962.05.23 – 1989.11.11)

Born:	1913.07.07 (Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1939.07.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.07.01
Died:	1995.05.06 († 81)

Bishop of Frascati (Italy) (1962.05.23 – 1989.11.11)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Biagio Budelacci (1936.06.18 – 1962)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francesco Giacci (1900.09.26 – 1904.07.03)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basilica Cattedrale di San Pietro Apostolo, Frascati, Roma, Lazio
Former Cathedral: Ex cattedrale Santa Maria in Vivario, Frascati, Roma, Lazio

Churches by City (29)

Albano (↙), Roma (↖), Palestrina (→), Velletri–Segni (↓), Santa Maria di Grottaferrata (☉)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 220 km²

Population: 122,000 Catholics (98.4% of 124,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 24 parishes

Personnel: 79 priests (23 diocesan, 56 religious), 2 deacons, 501 religious (95 brothers, 406 sisters)

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2024.12.15

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